Variations On Trockne Blumen D 802

Flutist Ferdinand Pogner, commissioned this set of variations on the 18th song from the song cycle Die Schone Mullerin (Trockne Blumen) after hearing the song cycle performed. Though the text of the chosen song may seem quite somber for a set of flute variations, this brilliant tour de force demands equal technical virtuosity from the flutist and the pianist and ends with a triumphant march Dr Cook. AMEB LIC level.